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No. 283,434. Patented Aug. 21, 1883.

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FREDERICK W. srEInEn or RLAINEIELD, ILLINOIS, AssIeNoR or onE- RALE ro cIIARLEs n. sfrEInER, E sAME rLAcE.

HORSESHOE.

srncrtrcarronformmg para of Letters Patent No. 283,434, dated August 21, 1883.

Application tiled Juno 21, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIcK W. STEINER,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at The object of my invention is to prevent` theballing or clogging of horses feet with snow and ice during use in the winter season, and to protect the under surface of horses7 feet from injury when used on rough and stony ground. I attain this object by means of the peculiar construction and arrangement ofthe different parts of my device, which will be more fully pointed out and described in the specification and claims, reference being had to the drawings aeeoinpan ying this application, and forming a part of the saine, in which-` Figure l is a plan view of my invention, partly in. section, showing shoe, plate, and i'astenings. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view ot' the same, and Fig. 3 is an edge view.

Similar letters refer to similar-parts throughout the drawings.

Referringto the drawings, A represents a horseshoe, formed, in the usual manner, with toe-call; c. and heel-ealks c. The inner faces or edges oi' ealks a are provided with recesses b, eut in on a line with and close to the 'bar of the shoe, the purpose of which is to receive the edges of the portions e of plate B. Toecalk c is provided with an angular recess, b3, formed centrally on its inner face, as shown in Fig. 1, for the purpose of a projection, D2,

formed on slide C, to aid in holding plate B in lace.

Plate B is formed of metal or other suitable material, conforming in its outward shape to the shape of the shoe A. Its rear portion, f, is curved4 upward on a level to or with the inner or` upper 'surface of shoe A. The purpose of this formation is to prevent snow, ice, or other material from passing in between the' plate B and the animal s foot. Asponge or other porous substance adapted to be lled with liniment or other liquid, placed between the foot oi' the animal and plate B, will be se' eurely held in place and protected from dirt l or gravel by said plate. On each side of curvef, and near the base of the same, are formed sharp projections c, adapted to iit into recesses b, by means of which the rear part of plate B is held in place, as shown inFig. 1.

Plate B is formed of the proper size to t inside the calks c and c, and the front portion is provided with a plate, G, having an angular slot, b', through which passes a clampving-screw, d, and a headed bolt, c, that is this eonstruction is to permit of the longitudinal adjustment of plate C on plate B. The front end of plate C is formed with a proj ection, b2, adapted to fit into the recess b, formed in the toe-calk a. outwardly curved at d', by which said plate is adjusted when released by screw-nut d.

The operation of inserting and removing the in recesses Z), the plate pressed against the shoe A, when the slotted plate C is pushed 'forward until the projection b2 engages with angular recess b3, formed in the toe-calli c, when the screw-bolt d is turned down against plate C, when the plate C is securely held in place. To remove the saine, reverse the operation.

I. A fender-plate for horseshoes, consisting of a plate having an upwardlycurved rear edge, with projections on either side, a slotted metal slide or plate adapted to slide longitudinally to or from the front of said fenderplate, with a guide-bolt and clainpingscrew working within said slot, by which said slideplate is held in place, substantially as shown and specied. y 2. The combination of the horseshoe A, toecallr a., recess bs, heel-calks c', recess b, withf the plate B, having rearward curve, f, projec# tions e, plate G, having outward curve, d', slot I1', projection b2, guide-pin c, and' clamp screwbolt d, substantially as shown and specified.

presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK W. s'rEIANER.

Witnessea HEXRY G. EDDY, W. S. MYERs. y

rigidly secured in plate B. The purpose ofv The rear end of plate C is plate B is as follows: The ends c are inserted Havin Y thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 

